Striving for Sustainable Development in the Modern Era: Traditional Natural Resource Management Practices and Challenges among the People of Limi Valley, Nepal

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10.2991/978-2-38476-192-0_3How to use a DOI?

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Limi Valley; indigenous community; tradition; conservation practices; sustainable development

Abstract

Traditionally, indigenous communities have played a pivotal role as defenders of forests, both flora and fauna. Living in the midst of nature, they view forests and the spaces in and around it as sacred. Taking the example of the Limi Valley nestled in the Humla district of the Karnali Province in Nepal, this paper examines the various ways in which practices of conservation and management of natural resources and biodiversity has been seamlessly interwoven into the lives of these populations since generations through traditional social institutions. For the indigenous people of the Limi Valley, traditional practices of natural resource conservation are a part of their culture, tradition and ecology. But with the rapid expansion of state led development of infrastructure, communication and transport in recent years, and outmigration of youth, the life of the community has undergone drastic transformation and the traditional institutions and practices have taken a hit. By drawing from qualitative research from the field consisting of in-depth interviews and group discussions, this paper also focuses on the changes taking place amongst the people inhabiting the Limi Valley as a result of policy interventions, the challenges that are being faced by the community and their efforts to manage and protect their natural resources through traditional practices in the face of modernity.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ishwari Bhattarai
AU  - Soumya Mohapatra
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/31
TI  - Striving for Sustainable Development in the Modern Era: Traditional Natural Resource Management Practices and Challenges among the People of Limi Valley, Nepal
BT  - Proceedings of the World Anthropology Congress, 2023 (WAC 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 15
EP  - 26
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-192-0_3
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-192-0_3
ID  - Bhattarai2023
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